The investigation of the Texas Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde that killed 21 people, including 19 children, had focused on clarifying what transpired within the 90 minutes of terror as authorities provided contradictory and shifting details on the incident and their actions to address the crime.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was "misled" when first informed of the police reaction, as per CBS News. He told reporters in a press conference Friday afternoon that the information he received "turned out, in part, to be inaccurate," and he was "absolutely livid" about it.
What Happened During the Texas Elementary School Shooting
After three days of compiling information, authorities disclosed the details of the incident, as reported by AP News:
Sometime past 11 a.m. - According to Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, gunman Salvador Ramos, 18, shoots his grandmother in the face. While in his yard, Gilbert Gallegos, 82, who lives across the street from Ramos and his grandmother, heard a gunshot. He rushes to the front, where he sees Ramos speed away in a pickup truck and Ramos' grandma approaching him, covered in blood and screaming for assistance. Gallegos' wife contacts the police to report the incident.
11:27 a.m. - A video shows a teacher propping open an exterior door of the school. According to McCraw, authorities have not officially identified the teacher.
11:28 a.m. - The teacher exits to get a phone and then returns through the exit door propped open. McCraw noted that it is unclear why the teacher needed to get a phone. According to Travis Considine of the Department of Public Safety, investigators have not yet determined why the door was propped open.
11:28 a.m. - Ramos crashes his pickup into a drainage ditch behind the school, McCray said. Two guys working at a neighboring funeral home hear the crash and hurry outside to check. Ramos gets out of the passenger cabin, armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a bag of ammunition. The men retreat, and Ramos fires at them but misses. Both men return to the funeral home. A scared teacher then exits the school and phones 911.
11:30 a.m. - 911 receives a call about a crash and a man carrying a firearm at the elementary school, according to McCraw.
11:31 a.m. -As police cars arrive at the funeral home, Ramos begins shooting at the school from the parking lot, McCraw stated. Ramos then proceeds to walk around the building.
According to McCraw, the school district police officer on duty that day was not on campus around this time, contrary to prior statements. After receiving the 911 call, the officer rushes to the school and approaches the person he believed to be the gunman at the back of the building. McCraw said the officer "sped" towards the suspect, who was "hunkered down behind" a vehicle. The man turned out to be a teacher.
11:32 a.m. - Ramos fires multiple shots at the school and then moves towards the open door, per McCraw.
11:33 a.m. - The gunman enters the school and shoots into adjoining classrooms 111 and 112. Ramos fires 100 rounds, McCraw said.
11:35 a.m. - Three police officers enter the school building through the door where Ramos came in. Four other officers follow. According to McCraw, two of the seven officers in the building sustained "grazing wounds" from the gunman.
11:37 a.m. - Gunfire continues, with 16 rounds fired in all, according to McCraw. Who fired the rounds is undetermined.
11:51 a.m. - A police sergeant and other law enforcement arrive at the scene, McCraw said.
12:03 p.m. -A female (unknown age) calls 911 and says she is in classroom 112, as per McCraw. The call is 1 minute and 23 seconds long.
12:03 p.m. - The number of officers in the hallway near the room where Ramos is holed up reaches 19 as officers continue to enter the building, according to McCraw.
12:06 p.m. - Anne Marie Espinoza, a spokeswoman for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, posted a message on the district's Facebook page:
"Uvalde CISD Parents: Please know at this time all campuses are under a Lockdown Status due to gunshots in the area. The students and staff are safe in the buildings. The buildings are secure in a Lockdown Status. Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus. As soon as the Lockdown Status is lifted you will be notified."
12:10 p.m. - At 12:03 p.m., a female (age unknown) dialed 911. Calls 911 again to report that many have died. At 12:13 p.m., she calls again. McCraw stated she says there were eight to nine students alive at 12:16 p.m.
12:10 p.m. -According to the Marshals Service, the first group of deputy U.S. marshals from Del Rio come from roughly 70 miles (113 kilometers) away to reinforce the various other law enforcement officers already on the scene.
12:15 p.m. - Members of the US Border Patrol tactical unit come with shields, according to McCraw.
12:19 p.m. - A girl in room 111 dials 911 and hangs up when a fellow student asks her to, according to McCraw.
12:21 p.m. - Ramos shoots again, and officers believe he's at one of the adjoining classrooms' doors, according to McCraw. The officers move down the hallway.
12:21 p.m. - According to McCraw, three gunfire can be heard on a 911 call.
Police are stuck in the corridor around this time because both classroom doors are locked, and they need keys from school personnel.
12:36 p.m. - A child dials 911 for the duration of 21 seconds.
A girl dials 911 around this time and is advised to stay on the line and be very quiet, according to McCraw. "He shot the door," the girl claims.
12:43 p.m. -The girl asks the 911 operator to "please send the police now
12:46 p.m. - The girl claims she can hear the cops next door.
12:47 p.m. - She again requests 911 to "please send the police now."
12:50 p.m. - Officers use keys from a school staffer to unlock the doors, enter the classroom, and kill Ramos, according to McCraw. Over the 911 call, shots can be heard.
12:51 p.m. - According to McCraw, officers can be heard escorting youngsters out of the room.
12:58 p.m. According to Victor Escalon, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, law enforcement radio chatter says Ramos has been killed, and the siege is over.
VP Kamala Harris Calls For Weapons Ban
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban in remarks on Saturday following back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, as per a report from CNN.
She called everybody "to stand up and agree that this should not be happening in our country and that we should have the courage to do something about it."
"On the issue of gun violence, I will say, as I've said countless times, we are not sitting around waiting to figure out what the solution looks like. You know, we're not looking for a vaccine," Harris told reporters in Buffalo.
The Vice President called for an "assault weapons ban" that is "designed" to kill "a lot of human beings quickly."
"An assault weapon is a weapon of war with no place, no place in a civil society," Harris said.
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